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About Dilahi Village

Dilahi is a mid sized village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 997, made up of 534 males and 463 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178.65 hectares hectares.

Dilahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dilahi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Area (hectares) 178.65 hectares
Population 997
Male Population 534
Female Population 463
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dilahi compares

By the 2011 count Dilahi is the 182nd largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 178.65 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Dilahi

Dilahi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dilahi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dilahi from other places

Dilahi lies about 17 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Khairahi, about 2.4 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dilahi
Nearest railway station Khairahi 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 17 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 17 km

Villages closest to Dilahi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Robertsganj tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Dilahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dilahi village had a population of 997. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Dilahi village has 534 males and 463 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dilahi has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Dilahi covers 178.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dilahi falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dilahi is Khairahi, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dilahi.

Dilahi is about 17 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dilahi is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Khairahi is about 2.4 km away. Robertsganj is about 17 km away. Sonbhadra is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jurawat (1.6 km), Jaderua (2.2 km) and Karmanu (3.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dilahi today is likely to be higher.

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